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Future me again. Working on my mindless granny stitch crochet blanket, which I've named Sherwood, has been good for me these past few days. Cold weather has given me another arthritis flare, and my hands are quite painful. Nothing works out the kinks like crochet.

I've added to the palette this Caron Simply Soft striping yarn in Moss, as it has sections in blue, tan and green and will add in that bit of sky color I wanted.

It's a bit shinier than the other yarns but I don't mind that.

I'm seeing some other makers talk regularly about what a pain it is to weave in the ends of yarns from a color change. My solution has always been to do that as I go along rather than wait to the end. Yes, it's a bit of a pain, but I don't want to spend hours and hours doing it once I've finished crocheting the project.

This pattern works up pretty fast. This is how much I had done on the second night.

This was what I completed on the third. If I really wanted to I could put in some extra hours and finish this blanket before the end of the month, but I'm enjoying the mindless aspect too much to rush it.

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